GX at WHA79: “Keep It Simple – No Mosquitoes, No Dengue”!

Date: Monday, 18 May 2026
Time: 12:00 – 15:00
Venue: Hall A, D, E at the InterContinental Geneva, Switzerland

Host: GX Foundation, Hong Kong, China

Supporting Organisation: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Programme:

• 12:00 – 12:45 Opening/lunch
• 12:45 – 14:15 Presentation and panel discussion
• 14:15 – 14:30 Closing

Background:

Dengue fever is endemic in over 100 countries. 2024-2025 saw record numbers, exceeding 19.72 million cases and over 15,000 dengue-related deaths. Few of the current dengue control guidelines explore or review innovative and community-level interventions.

GX Foundation has used low-cost physical means to successfully control Dengue since 2020 in 10 countries across 4 continents, using Mosquito Lamps, Sticky Fly Traps, Bed Nets, Rapid Dengue Test Kits and Education Materials.

Research results of the projects in Timor-Leste and Honduras were published in the March 2025 and March 2026 editions of The Lancet.

In addition to hospitals and local communities, GX Dengue physical control projects cover airports, ports, highways, railways and waterways to kill mosquitoes in their tracks.

GX will share in detail our experience in physical dengue control.

GX Leadership Delegation:

Mr. C.Y. LEUNG

Chairman of GX Foundation

Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Prof. Emily CHAN

CEO of GX Foundation

Professor and Assistant Dean, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Arthur LI

Member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Former Vice-Chancellor and Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Board Member of GX Foundation

Dr. W.M. KO

Former Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Board Member of GX Foundation

References
1. Chan, E. Y. Y., Dubois, C., Chan, C. Y. A., & Leung, C. Y. (2025). Dengue virus epidemic: physical vector control success in Timor-Leste. Lancet (London, England), 405(10483), 977-978.
2. Chan EYY, Leung CY, Dubois C, Yung L, Huang Z. Safeguarding against dengue fever risks in a more connected world. Lancet. Epub ahead of print 2026.